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This renowned journalist's classic Pulitzer Prize winning investigation of schizophrenia - now reissued with a new postscript - follows a flamboyant and fiercely intelligent young woman as she struggles in the throes of mental illness. "Sylvia Frumkin" was born in 1948 and began showing signs of schizophrenia in her teens. She spent the next seventeen years in and out of mental institutions. In 1978, reporter Susan Sheehan took an interest in her and, for more than two years, became immersed in her life.

A Journey Through a Psychotic Breakdown shatters taboos about coping with mental illness. Written in first-person, this story by Douglas Gonçalves tells the moving account of the executive when he faced a psychotic episode that made him a spectator of his own fate and changed his life forever. The author’s account provokes reflections on the current causes that trigger this disease and demystifies the issue. According to medical statistics, one in four people will have mental health problems throughout their lives, which will greatly affect their personal, professional, and social existence.

New York Times-best-selling author Ron Powers offers a searching, richly researched narrative of the social history of mental illness in America paired with the deeply personal story of his two sons' battles with schizophrenia. From the centuries of torture of "lunatiks" at Bedlam Asylum to the infamous eugenics era to the follies of the anti-psychiatry movement to the current landscape in which too many families struggle alone to manage afflicted love ones, Powers limns our fears and myths about mental illness and the fractured public policies that have resulted.

In the fall of 1994, Erich Baumeister (13), was playing in a wooded area of his family’s estate, when he stumbled across a partially buried human skeleton. He presented the disturbing finding to his mother, Julie, who inquired about the skull to her husband, Herb. He told her that the skeleton belonged to his late father, an anesthesiologist. Astonishingly, Julie believed him. In You Think You Know Me, best-selling author Ryan Green assumes the role of Herb Baumeister and attempts to fill in the blanks on one of Indiana’s most mysterious serial killers.

Dan Mathews knew that his witty, bawdy 78-year-old mother, Perry, was unable to maintain her fierce independence - so he flew her across the country to Virginia to live with him in an 1870 townhouse badly in need of repairs. But to Dan, a screwdriver is a cocktail not a tool, and he was soon overwhelmed with two fixer-uppers: the house and his mother.

The Insanity Machine is an introspective look at life with paranoid schizophrenia. This book takes a clinical and observational look at the challenges presented by the condition. Kenna discusses the definition of paranoid schizophrenia, treatments, living with the disorder, and many other topics surrounding schizophrenia.

In broad daylight, Herbert Mullin calmly placed a rifle on the roof of his car, took aim at Fred Perez, and pulled the trigger without flinching. The fatal shot rang out, causing panic as a witness frantically called the police. Compelled by the voices in his head, Mullins believed that human sacrifice would prevent a massive earthquake from striking California. No one was safe. Over a span of four months, Mullins brutally killed men, women, children, and a priest, without any hint of remorse.

With aspirations of being a successful lawyer, Jonathan embarks on a path to make his dreams come true, but is ultimately, unable to do so due to his schizoaffective disorder. In this candid and unflinching memoir, Jonathan reveals his story in all its rawness: the ups, the downs, the wins, the losses, the highs and the darkest of lows.

In this personal memoir, my recovery from schizophrenia is told in great detail. Beginning with nightmarish descriptions of ghosts haunting my thoughts to the fear God was dying, my journey to recovery was long and hard-fought. Eventually, as my condition and my faith in God improved, the madness that once occupied my mind began to fade.

Don y Mimi Galvin encarnan como nadie el espíritu ingenuo y entusiasta de los Estados Unidos de su época. Jóvenes y llenos de sueños y ambiciones, el futuro es para ellos un horizonte abierto. Los hijos no tardan en llegar: en 1945 nace Donald, el primero de los doce que tendrá la pareja a lo largo de dos décadas. Atléticos, inteligentes, talentosos, atractivos y felizmente instalados en la idílica casa de Hidden Valley Road, los Galvin se dirían la perfecta familia americana. Hasta que un día, tras una serie de extraños comportamientos, diagnostican esquizofrenia a Donald.

In this mind-twisting tale based on real events, Fendi Jane Hathaway, an individual with schizoaffective disorder, writes down her feelings and what she experiences with mental illness inside a deep, dark diary. Throughout the story, you'll find that schizophrenia isn't what meets the eye. In fact, schizophrenia isn't what people make it at all.

Cuando se trata del Trastorno Límite de la Personalidad, muchas personas se quedan en la oscuridad. Todavía tienen dudas sobre qué es, qué hace que sea tan atractivo iniciar una relación con un persona como eso, o cómo se diferencia en hombres y mujeres.

La esquizofrenia es más común de lo que piensas. Y hay muchos falsos mitos al respecto. Algunas personas es similar al trastorno de personalidad múltiple, pero esta noción está lejos de la verdad. Otros dicen que solo está relacionado con voces o adicciones. Pero hay más que eso.

This memoir focuses on the everyday struggles a human being encounters while constantly hearing voices telling him or her what they should and shouldn’t be doing. Matt, the main character in this book—and the author, Matthew Littlechild—must battle each and every day to survive. Chronic alcoholism and drug-taking—either of which would cause someone without this man's mental health issues to struggle to survive—severely hamper his chances at a normal life. But he is fortunate in that he meets Samantha. She is his savior, Samantha, and he hangs on to her for dear life!

Dresden 1893: Der ehrgeizige Jurist Dr. Daniel Paul Schreber erleidet nach einer beruflichen Beförderung einen Nervenzusammenbruch. Im darauffolgenden stationären Aufenthalt entwirft Schreber eine Erklärungsschrift, welche seine Mündigkeit wiederherstellen soll und liefert damit ein umfangreiches, unmittelbares Zeugnis eines an paranoider Schizophrenie Erkrankten.

"Esquizo" és, més que un audiollibre, un altaveu per dónar la paraula a aquells que normalment no la tenen. L'audiollibre recull quinze testimonis reals d’esquizofrènics i familiars que conviuem amb la malaltia, quinze relats que parlen del rebuig social de la malaltia, del dolor i el neguit que pateixen els que la viuen dia a dia. En Ricard Ruiz Garzón fa una tasca importantíssima per allunyar prejudicis i contribuir a la desaparició de l’estigma que s’associa amb aquesta malaltia i ho fa donant veu als propis personatges d’aquesta història.

Zehn Jahre Albtraum. Zehn Jahre voller Ängste. Eine Krankheit, bei der das ganze Leben aus den Fugen gerät. Die Diagnose Schizophrenie verbreitet gemeinhin Schrecken, und das nicht ohne Grund. Jens Jüttner berichtet aus eigener langer Erfahrung über seine paranoide Schizophrenie. Offen erzählt er über seinen langen Weg mit vielen Tiefen, und wie er es am Ende geschafft hat, aus der Krankheit herauszufinden. Das Hörbuch klärt auf, wirbt um Verständnis und will anderen Betroffenen und deren Umfeld eine Hilfestellung sein und Mut machen - informativ, emotional, spannend, authentisch geschrieben.

Alguns infratores da lei são psicopatas e outros violam a lei , mas, na maioria dos casos, os psicopatas entre nós são pessoas comuns com características e qualidades distintas. Os sociopatas têm um distúrbio distinto que os torna diferentes de todos os outros. Você m ay mesmo saber alguma si mesmo, ou talvez você tenha sido influenciado por um no passado.

Ces livres vous ouvriront les yeux sur ce que la folie vit parmi nous. Certains contrevenants sont des psychopathes, et certains psychopathes enfreignent la loi , mais pour la plupart, les psychopathes parmi nous sont des gens ordinaires avec des traits et des qualités distincts. Les sociopathes ont un trouble distinct qui les rend différents de tous les autres. Vous m ay savoir même certains vous, ou peut - être que vous avez été influencé par un dans le passé.

Algunos infractores de la ley son psicópatas, y algunos psicópatas violan la ley , pero en su mayor parte, los psicópatas entre nosotros son personas comunes con rasgos y cualidades distintas. Los sociópatas tienen un trastorno distinto que los hace diferentes a todos los demás. Que m ay incluso conocer algunos usted mismo, o tal vez usted ha estado influenciada por uno en el pasado. En este libro, aprenderá, entre otros: